Meanings
- A male given name, notably of the Byzantine Christian theologian and missionary.
Origin
- Medieval GreekΜεθόδιος
- EnglishMethodius
From Medieval Greek Μεθόδιος (Methódios), from Ancient Greek μέθοδος (méthodos), from μετ’ (met’, apocopic form of μετά (metá)) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, met- + -hod + -ius.
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Arabic مِيثُودِيُوس
- مِيثُودِيُوس (mīṯūdiyūs)male given name
Bulgarian Методи
- Методи (Metodi)male given name
Czech Metoděj
- Metodějmale given name
French Méthode
- Méthodemale given name
German Method
- Methodmale given name
Greek Μεθόδιος
- Μεθόδιος (Methódios)male given name
Hungarian Metód
- Metódmale given name
Italian Metodio
- Metodiomale given name
Latin Methodius
- Methodiusmale given name
Polish Metody
- Metodymale given name
Romanian Metodiu
- Metodiumale given name
Russian Мефо́дий
- Мефо́дий (Mefódij)male given name
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Methodius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Methodius
“Methodius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Methodius. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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